Top Dem Lays Groundwork For Socialist
Paradise, by
GOP Presidential Staff, 1/9/19.
House Budget Committee
Chairman John Yarmuth, D-Ky., has asked the Congressional Budget Office to
analyze the effects of shifting all healthcare costs onto the federal
government, a first step toward the “Medicare for all” legislation sought by
progressives.
“Members of Congress
developing proposals seeking to establish a single-payer system will face many important decisions that could have major
implications for federal spending, national healthcare spending,
and access to care,” Yarmuth said in a letter to Keith Hall, the
director of the CBO.
Yarmuth didn’t ask for
an analysis of a specific bill, but asked the nonpartisan scorekeeping agency
various questions lawmakers should consider as they seek to overhaul the
healthcare system.
The ACA made it possible for millions to gain health
insurance for the first time. But there are still too many Americans who cannot
afford their health care costs.
Today, I requested a CBO report on various proposals to establish a single-payer health care system in the U.S.
Yarmuth said in a
statement that his request for the score is aimed to inform House hearings on
“single payer,” proposals. Such hearings would be the first step in the process
toward passing legislation enacting single payer systems, a top goal pursued by
progressives like Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,
D-N.Y.
Read more at the Washington Examiner.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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